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Worn With Love

April 2024 | Happy Birthday Big Book!
It may be falling apart, but her beloved Big Book changed her life in ways she didn’t know was possible

Black & Blue & Yellow

April 2024 | Happy Birthday Big Book!
Celebrating 50 years of sobriety, she took down her book and marveled at the marks she made that mattered most

The Know-It-All

April 2024 | Happy Birthday Big Book!

Heaven on Earth

April 2024 | Happy Birthday Big Book!
With a wife, a dog, a garden, a woodshop and a great sponsor, this oldtimer says life’s a grand gift

Retired. Now what?

March 2023 | Get Into Service
After 34 years of being a boss, she’s not sure what comes next. Thankfully she knows to use her AA tools

Speaking of Trauma

March 2023 | Get Into Service
A longtime member shares his journey of buried wounds and the importance of getting outside help

Sober at 75

March 2023 | Get Into Service
It took a while for alcohol to catch up to him and even longer for him to admit it. But oh, life is so much better now

A Dream Come True

March 2023 | Get Into Service
It was Kathy and her guitar, and me in my wheelchair with an oxygen bottle. My sponsor, a resident there, joined in the singing. It was a high I won’t ever forget.

Meetings on Wheels

March 2023 | Get Into Service
They hit the road to help carry the message, and instead of having one meeting they had four!

Give away!

March 2023 | Get Into Service
I started reading a story a day. I began bookmarking highlights and now have them as reference much like I’ve underlined my Big Book over the years.

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